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Lots of photojournalism headlines today. While the White House capitulated on the OBL death photos, Reuters was apparently willing to fork over money for pictures of bodies at the bin Laden compound other than bin Laden. The story and photos are here. Question: Who did Reuters pay? The camera man was reportedly a “Pakistani security [...]

Islamic Rage Boy, 1. Obama, 0.

Since 9/11, homeland/national security officials have been on the hunt for Adnan Shukrijumah. He was most recently tied to the NYC 2010 bombing plot involving convicted Colorado jihadi Najibullah Zazi and I’ve been keeping track of his various alleged sightings for nearly 10 years now. Refresher: Adnan Shukrijumah. Does the name ring a bell? It [...]

Looks like the White House may release at least one photo of dead bin Laden and perhaps more pics and video of the raid. Take everything bungling deputy national security adviser John Brennan says with a grain of salt, of course — but here are the latest details via ABC News: “We are looking at [...]

So Politico’s Josh Gerstein reports that White House officials are walking back key details disclosed by Deputy National Security Adviser John Brennan at his bin Laden briefing yesterday. The administration account has now been “modified.” You know all that sensational stuff about bin Laden having a gun and using one of his wives as a [...]

Intrepid investigative journalist Erick Stakelbeck has a new book out today that couldn’t be more timely. I am honored to have written the foreword and urge you all to mark Osama bin Laden’s death by getting a copy of The Terrorist Next Door — and informing yourselves of the continuing jihadi threat right within our [...]

Leftists are swarming Twitter to chastise any conservatives who dare give any credit to President Bush for his resolve and role in leading the post-9/11 counterrorism/national security response to the worst attack on American soil. Meanwhile, Democrat hacks are burning the midnight oil making this All About Obama. It begins: “New DNC chief: Obama deserves [...]

Scroll for updates… Buzz out of Washington this morning is that the Obama administration has signaled it will end efforts to try 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in a civilian trial and instead will use the Gitmo military tribunal system pursued by, yes, George W. Bush. AG Eric Holder is reportedly holding a 2pm Eastern [...]

**Written by Doug Powers If somebody, say, puts a crucifix in a jar of urine and calls it “art,” some on Capitol Hill not only won’t press for hearings, but they might even give it federal funding in spite of how many Christians it might offend. But in this instance free speech seems to be [...]

If the obscure and has-been comedians who appear on National Public Radio want to mock conservatives and spread left-wing propaganda, they should do it on their own damned dime. The government-sponsored radio conglomerate broadcasts a weekend show called “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!” It leans heavily on laugh tracks to prop up the lame punchlines of [...]

Global rumors that Libyan dictator Moammar Gaddafi has been shot roiled the markets this afternoon. Oil prices tumbled $2 a barrel. The White House says it has “no reason to believe” Gaddafi is dead. But given how CIA director Leon Panetta gets his intelligence — quick, get him the TV remote control! — there’s no [...]

**Written by Doug Powers As the Obama administration’s response to the situation in Libya stampedes decisively toward “strongly worded letter addressed to nobody in particular” territory, Aaron Klein has written about Barack Obama’s longtime paster, the Reverend Jeremiah Wright, and his connection to Muammar Gaddafi. Wright is quoted as saying the following the year before [...]

Loony-tunes dictator Muammar Gaddafi refused to step down in a trademark bizarro Libyan TV address this morning. He babbled hysterically about druggie kids instigating terror, blamed American planes for bombing innocent civilians, and ranted about the devil. He blamed the unrest on “cowards and traitors” who were seeking to portray Libya as a place of [...]

**Written by Doug Powers (Note: Everybody spells his last name differently, so I’m going to spell it a different way each time it’s mentioned and hope I get it right at least once) The situation in Libya with Gaddafi continues to deteriorate: Deep rifts opened in Moammar Gadhafi’s regime, with Libyan government officials at home [...]

Lara Logan in Cairo on Friday before she suffered a sustained beating and gang sexual assault. Image: CBS I haven’t always had kind words for CBS News, but I’ve always admired reporter Lara Logan’s guts and willingness to report on the ground and on the battlefield around the world — even if I didn’t agree [...]

Egyptian Vice President Suleiman just made the announcement. A military council will now assume power. A victory for democracy? More to come… Newsflash: Leon Panetta’s scanning cable tee-vee and Twitter trending topics for intel. Announcement on Mubarak’s resignation pending. Via AP: Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak resigned as president and handed control to the military on Friday, [...]

Screen grab of crowd at Tahrir square Straight to voice mail: Hello? Can someone tell me what’s going on? Hello? Twitter is hoot this past hour, with BIG-CAPITAL-LETTER BREAKING NEWS flying about Hosni Mubarak possibly stepping down. Or maybe not. Or maybe so. CIA director Leon Panetta leaped forward to proclaim a “strong likelihood” that [...]

**Written by Doug Powers Time for a strongly worded letter to customers at Walmart, because it doesn’t sound as if they’re being nearly vigilant enough: Radicalized U.S. residents willing to carry out attacks with “little or no warning” have helped create one of the biggest terrorist threats in years, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said [...]

As you know, thousands of men (and women on the sidelines) marched on the street of Egypt today clamoring for an end to Hosni Mubarak’s reign. He gave a televised address a few hours ago announcing that at some point, he will move on — and that he will not seek re-election. “In all sincerety, [...]

An iconic Egyptian protest image reminiscent of Tiananmen Square, via the Telegraph… And another iconic photo via Twitpic (click on photo for full size)… They’re calling it “Angry Friday.” Protesters in Egypt may have been cut off from the Internet, but information will always find a way to free itself. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is [...]

You’ll recall the grisly images from last March, when Moscow’s rail stations were hit by twin jihadi suicide bombings: Well, this morning brings news that Moscow was hit again — this time at the international baggage claim area of the city’s airport. At least 31 are dead. At least 31 people were killed and more [...]

I’ve noted Islamic attacks on Coptic Christians at home and abroad dating back to 2005 and Good Friday 2006. The latest wave of violence came over the New Year’s Day holiday in Egypt and follows increased Muslim persecution of Christians in Nigeria, the Philippines, Baghdad, and across the Middle East: For Christians in the Middle [...]

**Written by Doug Powers If you happen to be among those who oppose a mosque near Ground Zero, you might not be so biased if only some enterprising television producer would create a sitcom about an upper middle class Muslim family — perhaps featuring a lawyer wife and a doctor husband in a colorful cable-knit [...]

“Now, your children — daughters and sisters — will die like our brothers and sisters and children die.”

Homegrown hate crimes against our troops by Michelle Malkin Creators Syndicate Copyright 2010 When jihad-bent American Muslims target American soldiers on American soil, why does America yawn? The Fort Hood massacre has faded from view. The Little Rock Army recruiting station ambush barely registered on the national radar screen. Ditto the Fort Dix plot. And [...]

Rhymes with “Zohammed.”

Mohamed O. Mohamud Ho-hum. If it’s Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, it’s just another day in the life of a true believer in violent jihad. Yes: Violent jihad. Two words the current occupant of the White House won’t say together and about which he remains in stubborn denial. Violent jihad. A fundamental [...]

Today marks the one-year anniversary of the Fort Hood massacre at the hands of jihadist soldier Nidal Hasan. Thirteen men and women, plus the unborn child of Pvt Francheska Velez, died in the bloody rampage. 1. Lt. Col. Juanita Warman, 55, Havre de Grace, Md. 2. Maj. Libardo Caraveo, 52, Woodbridge, Va. 3. Cpt. John [...]

The bleeding-heart media continues to call murderous Omar Khadr a “child soldier,” but I’ve pierced that myth before. Breaking this morning, Khadr has pleaded guilty to five charges related to the killing of U.S. soldier Christopher Speer. Via the Globe and Mail: Omar Khadr, the only Canadian, only child soldier and only Guantanamo Bay detainee [...]

The usual suspects at work: CAIR, Think Progress, HuffPo…